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Electrician shortage in Oklahoma: the licensed-supply numbers
What the Oklahoma register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, Oklahoma carries 17,577 licensed electricians
on its state register, or 433.6 per 100,000 residents.
17,577
licensed electricians
433.6
per 100k residents
#19
density rank of 41
1.17
apprentice : journeyman
The apprentice-to-journeyman pipeline behind them runs at 1.17 in Oklahoma, against 0.492 nationally, a read on whether the electricians supply is being replenished.
By credential tier
Every electrician license on the Oklahoma register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Apprentice
8,251
47%
Journeyman
7,061
40%
Contractor / business
2,230
13%
Inspector
35
0%
Against comparable states
States nearest Oklahoma on licensed electricians per capita.
State
Licensed electricians
Per 100k
Oklahoma
17,577
433.6
Delaware
5,163
500.3
Wisconsin
28,025
474.1
Michigan
46,613
464.4
Connecticut
14,883
411.5
Utah
13,298
389.1
West Virginia
5,261
297.2
Counts, not a capacity opinion. We publish the licensed supply and the pipeline
ratio; whether a market can absorb a given project is a judgement for the reader, not a claim we make.
Frequently asked
Is there an electricians shortage in Oklahoma?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Oklahoma carries 17,577 licensed electricians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 433.6 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed electricians does Oklahoma have?
17,577 on the state register as of 2026-08-09.
Where does the shortage narrative come from?
Industry analyses project national shortfalls of hundreds of thousands of skilled-trades workers against data-center and electrification demand. Those are demand-side estimates; the figure here is the licensed supply on the register today.
New licenses, ladder upgrades, classification changes and lapses, by market and credential tier. Read the quarterly free, or license the underlying data.